AGGRANDIZE Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

aggrandize

verb

ə-ˈgran-ˌdīz

Definition of aggrandize

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

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as in to increase

to make greater in size, amount, or number a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection

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Recent Examples of aggrandize Vrabel has modernized, professionalized and aggrandized the Patriots in a matter of months. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025 Part of him wants to aggrandize the country to reflect his own inflated self-conception. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 Throughout the war, state-run media have aggrandized Russian wins on the battlefield, while downplaying or ignoring news to the contrary. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025 In the Caribbean, San Juan’s rebirth following hurricanes and the pandemic is marked by an inaugural culinary festival, thanks to the very innovators who have aggrandized the tiny island’s bold flavors around the globe. — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aggrandize

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Tariffs may still be elevating some costs, such as appliances, which jumped in price last month.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
And lawmakers from states newer to the early-primary lineup are already preparing to elevate what matters to their constituents, as they get wooed by presidential aspirants.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of elevate

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The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

In 2020, the Indian government cut the merchant discount rate, the fee incurred by merchants for accepting payments via UPI, to zero to promote digital transactions in the country.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
After decades of promoting the film, Wong’s short feature about her China trip was finally aired throughout the United States on ABC television on February 14, 1957.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Let collaboration expand the possibility without handing over ownership of it.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Novelis is expanding its portfolio of coated aluminum solutions for battery applications, targeting components including battery enclosures, casings and electrical connectors known as bus bars.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of expand

Verb

Benioff is arguing that companies will increasingly embrace agentic AI systems that augment their human employees.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The creatorAPI platform, which launched Tuesday, points to a social-media future in which content created or augmented with AI is increasingly common.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of augment

Verb

As public health workers tried to boost rates, vaccine access took another dramatic turn in 2024.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
The balloting is spread over three days in a bid to boost turnout among the 111 million eligible voters and allows electronic voting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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